Ep. 9 Thinking Like a Boss with DA Wallach

The Mindful Musician

D.A. Wallach is a recording artist and songwriter who Kanye West and Pharrell Williams discovered while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. He has been featured in GQ, Rolling Stone, Vogue, and numerous other publications, and has toured with N*E*R*D and Weezer. D.A. has also appeared on many TV Shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. As one half of Chester French, D.A. has released three full-length albums, and as a featured vocalist has written and performed on records with Janelle Monae, Rick Ross, Diddy, and many others. He is currently recording his first solo album for Harvest / Capitol Records, new selections from which are available at: www.dawallach.com/music Beyond music, D.A. invests in and advises several start-up technology companies, including SpaceX, Doctor On Demand, Ripple Labs, DAQRI, and Spotify, where he is the official Artist in Residence. Forbes has selected D.A. as one of its 30 Under 30 and Fast Company has named him one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business. As one of facebook's first users and one of the most followed artists on twitter (@dawallach), he is a recognized social media pioneer, and frequently publishes essays on media, technology, and philosophy at www.dawallach.com and www.medium.com/@dawallach. The true story behind the song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Make_You_Love_Me Elon Musk posts about DAs new album: https://www.instagram.com/p/9BC045wEbB/ The article discussed in the introduction: http://nypost.com/2015/10/04/your-favorite-song-on-the-radio-was-probably-written-by-these-two/ In the beginning of the interview we are talking about Max Drummey who DA's musical counterpart in the group Chester French.